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Native Trees of Canada 



The leaves are 2 to 5 in. long, oval in outline, and leathery in texture. They 

 are dark green and shiny above and often fuzzy beneath. The margin is smooth, 

 not notched, and the stem is slender, sometimes short and stout, and very often red. 



The fruit is berry -like, blue-black in colour, and sour to the taste. It is about 

 ^ in. in length and contains a more or less ridged stone. There are one to three of 

 these fruits on a single stalk. 



The wood is very tough and difficult to split on account of its twisted 

 grain. It is consequently used for wagon-hubs, rollers, turnery, cooperage, and 

 veneer. It is seldom used commercially in Canada because of its comparative 

 rarity. 



THE MADRONAS 



Twelve species of madrona {Arbutus) are known to exist either as small trees 

 or as shrubs. Three occur as trees in the United States, but only one of them ex- 

 tends north far enough to come into Canada. 



All of them have thin, smooth bark, bright red on twigs and branches ; and 

 thick, leathery, evergreen leaves. They produce hard, heavy, close-grained wood 

 that is difficult to season and work, but makes good charcoal and fuel. 



